LATEST HACKING CASTS DOUBT OVER HMRC SECURITY.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: LATEST HACKING CASTS DOUBT OVER HMRC SECURITY.
المؤلفون: Hanney, Brian
المصدر: Accountancy. Oct2009, Vol. 144 Issue 1394, p10-10. 1/3p.
مصطلحات موضوعية: Computer security, Data protection, Computer hacking, Phishing
مصطلحات جغرافية: United Kingdom
الشركة/الكيان: Great Britain. HM Revenue & Customs
مستخلص: The article describes a security breach of Great Britain's Revenue & Customs department computer system that allowed hackers to steal one million pounds in tax rebates. Criminals used passwords from self-assessment taxpayers to file tax returns and have the rebates diverted to bogus accounts. Fraudulent emails had been sent to taxpayers that allowed the hackers to phish for secure information.
قاعدة البيانات: Finance Source